The Routledge concise history of Canadian literature

"<EM>The Routledge Concise History of Canadian Literature</EM> introduces the fiction, poetry and drama of Canada in its historical, political and cultural contexts. In this clear and structured volume, Richard Lane outlines:<UL><LI>the history of Canadian literature from colonial times to the present</LI><LI>key texts for Canadian First Peoples and the literature of Quebec</LI><LI>the impact of English translation, regional literatures, and the Canadian immigrant experience. </LI><LI>critical themes such as landscape, ethnicity, orality, textuality, war and nationhood </LI><LI>contemporary debate on the canon, feminism, postcoloniality, queer theory, and cultural and ethnic diversity</LI><LI>the work of canonical and lesser-known writers from Catherine Parr and Susan Moodie to Robert Service, Maria Campbell and Douglas Copeland.</LI></UL>Written in an engaging and accessible style and offering a glossary, maps and annotated further reading sections, this guidebook is a crucial resource for students working in the field of Canadian Literature"-- "The Routledge Concise History of Canadian Literature introduces the fiction, poetry and drama of Canada in its historical, political and